The
once-unknown
developer
behind
Mario
&
Luigi:
Brothership
has
been
revealed.
That’s
according
to
‘Nintendeal’
over
on
X
/
Twitter,
who
shared
a
screenshot
showing
the
intellectual
property
information
of
the
game,
which
was
discovered
after
some
players
received
their
physical
copy
early,
ahead
of
its
November
7
launch.
The
information
provided
seems
to
confirm
that
the
developer
of
the
upcoming
Nintendo
Switch
game
is
Acquire,
the
studio
behind
the
critically
acclaimed
Octopath
Traveler
and
Octopath
Traveler
2.
It’s
unclear
why
Nintendo
has
kept
its
co-developer
of
Brothership
under
wraps,
but
the
reveal
is
certainly
a
surprise
to
some.
“Well
that’s
a
curveball.
A
good
curveball
though,”
said
one
user
on
Reddit.
“Don’t
think
Acquire
was
on
anybody’s
radar
as
a
possibility,
but
they
sure
know
how
to
make
an
RPG
[role-playing
game].”
“A
pleasant
surprise,
they
definitely
know
how
to
make
good
RPGs,”
said
another
Redditor.
Mario
&
Luigi:
Brothership
was
announced
this
summer
and
is
the
first
new
entry
in
the
series
in
almost
nine
years.
After
the
series’
original
developer
Alpha
Dream
went
bankrupt
in
2019,
there
have
been
discussions
about
who
the
new
developer
could
be.
Brothership
will
see
the
iconic,
titular
brothers
return
in
an
all-new
platforming
adventure
featuring
turn-based
combat,
and
both
side-scrolling
and
vertical
challenges
as
they
explore
a
number
of
islands.
During
the
game’s
unveiling,
Nintendo
executive
Shinya
Takahashi
called
the
game
a
“seafaring
adventure”,
which
will
include
“evolved
Bros
moves”
between
Mario
and
Luigi.
TechRadar
had
the
chance
to
preview
Mario
&
Luigi:
Brothership
at
an
event
hosted
by
Nintendo
earlier
this
month.
After
playing
just
over
an
hour
of
the
game,
Managing
Editor
Josephine
Watson
called
it
“a
glorious
return
to
form
for
a
beloved
series”,
while
combat
“feels
finessed”.